Autograph letter signed : place not specified, to Mrs. James Kenney, undated [1822 Nov.].

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Autograph letter signed : place not specified, to Mrs. James Kenney, undated [1822 Nov.].

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Discussing the Kenney family at length, instructing her to give each child a kiss from Lamb every morning. Followed, on p. 4, with a letter from Charles Lamb to James Kenney concerning financial matters. Miss Kelly added a note to p. 4 as well, expressing her affection for Mrs. Kenney.

1 item (4 p., with address) ; 22.6 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Lamb, Mary, 1764-1847

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